My Vote for Pulitzer!

Aug 31, 2010 11:40

Ever want to read about the connections between the silliness of Benjamin Lee Whorf, language case systems, the Guugu Yimithirr of the Aborigines, and the curious case of the Pervuian Matsés? Guy Deutscher serves it all up in a single, deliciously-written New York Times article "Does Language Shape How You Think?." If I dug dudes, I'd be in love right now.
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